Trelldom - ...by the Shadows... - VINYL LP

Paper Tiger's All Over the Place is a moody record, but also muscular-with strong kick patterns, spare but catchy vocal sampling, and short songs that make their mark then make an exit. Paper manages a nostalgia without sentimentalism, a 90s-style urgency and earnestness. The lead single, InchA Different Trish,Inch features some drum and bass patterns that could score a new Run Lola Run sprint scene; it's a dark, tightly-wound, electronic universe built and dismantled in 3 minutes and 21 seconds. Paper Tiger has a long list of credits as a hip hop producer, but working solo allows his style room to maneuver; All Over the Place explores everything from slow, drumless ambient compositions to hard, dark dance music. There's a unifying sensibility, though the chord progressions lean melancholy, textured timbres feel a little like grainy film, and distinct song sections reveal his pop fluency. For this record Paper set aside some of his digital rig to work with hardware instruments, in part because of what they can't do. InchCreative limitations can generate new ideas quickly for me-also you can't get email or breaking news on a synthesizer.Inch The product of Paper's efforts is a 12-track album with a distinct cinematic quality; All Over the Place is one of those records that turns your life into a movie as soon as you hit play. The tides of synth in your headphones swallow up the din of traffic and strangers' chatter and the frame rate slows on your walk home. And everything feels infused with some new, deliberate significance the guy on the corner stuck to his phone becomes a sympathetic everyman, the cityscape is suddenly vivified by all the human stories unspooling in it-you in your headphones among them.

With Inch... by the word... Inch, Trelldom are pushing forward hard into their new musical era that was ushered in by the previous full-length Inch... by the shadows... Inch (2024), which ended a 17-year hiatus of the Norwegian band. Mastermind Kristian Eivind Espedal aka Gaahl and his diligently selected collaborators have gone even beyond the complex yet sinister sound that they established with Inch... by the shadows... Inch. The exponentially grown confidence and hard-gained experience of joining together seemingly quite different musicians is reflected clearly in each track of Inch... by the word... Inch. Trelldom have concluded the process of escaping the narrowest definition of black metal without compromising their artistic mission. Their music does not only stay loyal to the spirit of their black metal roots, but the Norwegians are making a solid point that their new sound is even more dark and fierce than ever before - just in more twisted and unhinged ways. Inch... by the word... Inch is the result of Espedal expanding the immense range of his vocals even further into unexplored territories. And it should be noted that this was partly achieved by his return to the famous Grieghallen Studios in Bergen to work again with legendary producer Eirik Hundvin aka Pytten, who was instrumental in the creation of the 'Norwegian black metal' sound. Trelldom continue in the tradition of all of Espedal's art, which asks to always expect the unexpected. With Inch... by the word... Inch the exploration of avant-garde dissonance, wicked rhythm patterns, and wild ideas again destroys preconceptions and demands intense listening. Better prepare to be challenged by every note!

Born of Osiris -InchThrough ShadowsInch. Chicago metalcore veterans Born of Osiris are back with their highly anticipated new album 'Through Shadows,' their first album in four years following 2021's 'Angel or Alien,' The band will be touring extensively throughout 2025 in support of it with multiple headline runs and festival appearances. Available on onyx marble vinyl in gatefold jacket with insert.